Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School
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Struggling Cooley Law Dumped By Western Michigan University
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Despite Evidence To The Contrary, Cooley Law School Claims There Will Be A Lawyer Shortage
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 11.02.18
* Justice Brett Kavanaugh isn’t the only one who’s relying upon calendars as a defense to sexual misconduct allegations. President Donald Trump says he’ll turn over portions of his calendars and journal entries to combat allegations that he forcibly kissed Summer Zervos, a former Apprentice contestant. [USA Today]
* Do you support term limits or a mandatory retirement age for Supreme Court justices? If yes, then a majority of Americans agree with you. Fix the Court polled 1,000 people, and 78 percent of them said they’d like to restrict the length of service for SCOTUS justices. [The Hill]
* Per a new survey conducted by Diversity Lab and ChIPs called the Inclusion Blueprint, the Biglaw firms with the best policies to build gender equity are Brooks Kushman and Sheppard Mullin. We may have more on this later. [Big Law Business]
* Shocking absolutely no one, now that Cooley Law is magically in “compliance” with the American Bar Association’s accreditation standards, the school has dropped its lawsuit against the ABA. This is terribly convenient, isn’t it? [ABA Journal]
* Ieshia Champs, the 33-year-old single mother of five children whose inspirational graduation photos went viral this past spring, recently found out that she passed the Texas bar exam. Congratulations! All of your hard work paid off! [Fox 10 KSAZ]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 08.01.18
* President Donald Trump may be putting an “indelible conservative stamp” on the judiciary, but really, it’s Senator Mitch McConnell who’s been responsible for pushing these controversial candidates through just because “it’s the longest-term sort of impact we can have on the future of the country.” [New York Times]
* MAGA hat in the streets, reaonable human being in the sheets? Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh has privately told senators that he thinks Robert Mueller’s appointment as special counsel in the Russia probe is “appropriate.” [CNN]
* The ABA is planning to disband its law school accreditation and standards review committees to save some money. Don’t worry, all of those duties will be assumed by the Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar. [Law.com]
* “Why am I still here?” Women are heading for the exits at Ogletree Deakins in the wake of the $300M gender bias suit that was filed against the firm. FWIW, Ogletree was just named as one of the 60 best law firms for women. [American Lawyer]
* Getting out while the getting is good: Don LeDuc, Cooley Law’s longtime president and dean, will be retiring soon. He’s being replaced on an interim basis by former Michigan Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey Martlew. [Lansing State Journal]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 07.30.18
* Vice President Mike Pence says he’s “confident” that Judge Brett Kavanaugh will be confirmed to the Supreme Court “before the fall is out” — and he’s probably correct about that. [FOX Business]
* In other news related to the high court, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says she’s got “at least five more years” on the Supreme Court before she’ll think about stepping down. As always, RBG continues to remain NO-NO-NO-NOTORIOUS! [CNN]
* According to one of President Trump’s former lawyers, Rudy Giuliani has weakened the case against Michael Cohen by flip-flopping on the man’s credibility, referring to him as an “an honest, honorable lawyer” and later as a “pathological liar.” [CNN]
* Just in case you forgot, not only did Michael Cohen go to the “worst law school in the country,” but “[h]e’s bitter Trump didn’t give him a job.” [Page Six / New York Post]
* Former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore has filed a “political conspiracy” lawsuit over his failed bid for the U.S. Senate seat that was left vacant by AG Jeff Sessions, claiming that false advertisements were behind his loss. [Newsweek]
* Last week, Facebook lost more than $100 billion in value, the biggest single-day loss in stock market history. Shareholders have responded in the most obvious way possible, with a proposed class-action lawsuit. [New York Law Journal]
* After its unexpected closure, Savannah Law School will soon find new life — as an art school. The Savannah College of Art and Design purchased the law school building from Atlanta’s John Marshall Law for a cool $27.5 million. [Savannah Morning News]
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Law Schools
Lies, Damn Lies, And Whatever Cooley Law School's Doing Right Here
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Good Law Schools Are All Alike; Every Bad Law School Is Bad In Its Own Way
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Law Schools
Yet Another Subpar Law School Sues The ABA In 'Accreditation-By-Lawsuit' Strategy
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The ABA Claps Back Against Cooley Law In Fight Over Admissions Standards
The ABA is trying to 'protect students from investing in an education that does not deliver.' -
Law Schools
Sorry, Cooley Law, But You Can't Hide Vital Information From Prospective Students
It's 2017, not 2007. These kinds of shenanigans don't hold up anymore. -
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Cooley Law School Asks Court To Prevent ABA From Releasing Letter About Its Noncompliance With Accreditation Standard
Apparently the law school is completely unfamiliar with the Streisand effect.
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In-House Counsel
Rankings Aren't Just for Law School: Tier 3 / 'Cooley' Employees
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Contests, Law Schools, March Madness
ATL March Madness: The Greatest Law School Scandal Of All Time!
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Law Schools
Cooley Law School Brings Us The Dumbest Malfeasance Scandal Ever
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 02.18.16
* How low can you go? For the first time in years, enrollment is up at Cooley Law — by three students. That’s the only thing the school will be able to brag about, because the average GPA and LSAT scores of its most recent entering class are the lowest the school has seen in at least a decade. Yikes. [Lansing State Journal]
* President Obama has to make quite the decision when it comes to choosing who will be his next SCOTUS appointment. He already faces an uphill battle, so if he were to pick any these five candidates (even the one who was recently confirmed 97-0), it’d likely make things even harder than they already are. [The Fix / Washington Post]
* “I’ll stay as long as necessary.” Activists from Reclaim Harvard Law are occupying a lounge to create a safe space for minorities, and they plan to remain there indefinitely. Armed with blow-up mattresses and blankets, they mean business. [Harvard Crimson]
* Charlotte Law launched a compliance certificate program, and anyone who can pay can receive training. Since compliance is booming right now, as InfiLaw graduates, they’re better equipped than most for jobs that don’t require a law degree. [Charlotte Observer]
* A New York judge who prosecuted drunk driving cases earlier in her career was arrested for allegedly driving drunk… while on the way to work to handle arraignments. It’s unlikely that she’ll return to the bench any time soon. [Democrat and Chronicle]
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Can Going To A Crappy Law School Really Change Your Life... For The Better?
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Bar Exams
One Law School's Biggest Bar Exam Bust -- Ever?
Is this law school in danger of losing accreditation? -
Law Schools
Which Law School's Enrollment Has Dropped By More Than 50 Percent?
This law school's dean doesn't think there's anything to be troubled about.